It uses a Texas Instruments PCM5122 DAC to deliver stereo analogue audio to a pair of phono connectors, and also provides a dedicated headphone amplifier. Priced at just $20, DAC+ is our lowest-cost audio output HAT, supporting 24‑bit 192kHz high-resolution digital audio. Today we’re relaunching four of the most popular IQaudio products, at new affordable price points, via our network of Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers. So when the opportunity arose to acquire IQaudio’s brand and product line late last year, we jumped at it. IQaudio products are widely used by hobbyists and businesses (in-store audio streaming being a particularly popular use case). Over time, third parties have stepped in with a variety of audio I/O devices, amplifiers, and other accessories.įounded by Gordon and Sharon Garrity together with Andrew Rankin in 2015, IQaudio was one of the first companies to recognise the potential of Raspberry Pi as a platform for hi-fi audio. One market we’ve never explored is hi-fi audio this is a world unto itself, with a very demanding customer base, and we’ve never felt we had the capabilities needed to offer something distinctive. Building capabilities, rather than money or engineer time, is the real rate-limiting step for introducing new Raspberry Pi products. From the High Quality Camera to 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 to Compute Module 4 and Raspberry Pi 400, this year’s products have been under development for several years, and bringing them to market required us to build new capabilities in the engineering team. We’ve had a busy 2020 here at Raspberry Pi. DAC+, DAC Pro, DigiAMP+, and Codec Zero will all be available to buy via our network of Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers. We’re delighted to round off 2020 by welcoming four of the most popular IQaudio products to the Raspberry Pi fold.